Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,657 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
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Omega Psi Phi Fraternity (1911- )
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Kenneth S. [“Kenny”] Washington (1918-1971)
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Hugh Mason Browne (1851-1923)
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Michael Morgan (1957-2021)

Explore Global African History

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The Quest for Land and Freedom on Canada’s Western Prairies: Black Oklahomans in Alberta and Saskatchewan, 1905-1912
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Ethiopian-Somali War Over the Ogaden Region (1977–1978)
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The New Cross Fire (January 18, 1981)
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Shaka Zulu (1787-1828)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

NIH Poster on Race and Mental Illness
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Mental Illness in Black Community, 1700-2019: A Short History
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Fighting Jim Crow in the 19th Century South: The Untold Story
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African America’s First Protest Meeting: Black Philadelphians Reject the American Colonization Society Plans for Their Resettlem
Three Harlem women, photo by James Van Der Zee
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The Passing of Passing: A Peculiarly American Racial Tradition Approaches Irrelevance

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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